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intendest

intendest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of intend.

Meaning of intend

Verb

intend (third-person singular simple present intends, present participle intending, simple past and past participle intended)

  1. (ambitransitive, usually, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
    • He intends to go to university.
  2. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
  3. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
  4. To strain; make tense.
  5. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
    • Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […]., Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139
  6. To apply with energy.

See all 9 meanings of intend

Origin of intendest

intend + -est

Questions about intendest

What is intendest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Intendest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of intend.

Words near intendest in the dictionary

  1. intendents
  2. intender
  3. intendered
  4. intendering
  5. intenders
  6. intendest
  7. intendeth
  8. intendible
  9. intendiment
  10. intendiments
  11. intendin'

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